Thursday, December 13, 2007

Students often do not know where to begin when writing. I show them this piece, written over 20 years ago, that began with a nursery rhyme. Then, encourage students to begin with a song or phrase from somewhere else as their jumping off point for whatever comment they're focusing upon that day.

Nursery Rhyme

Sing a song of no pence.Pocket full of lint.Nine-to-five on weekdays.Glasses? Rosey tint.

When the lenses were broken,the weens began to cry,feeling they were born toEarth,only to slowly die.